Causal/mitigating

factors

Parameters

Weighting

(=% of 100%)

Ratings of study regions

(Range: 1 [lowest] - 6 [highest])

Natural

1

2

3

4

5

6

Melting (ice)

35

1

6

5

4

2

3

Tectonics (& volcanic eruptions)

13

2

6

4

1

5

3

Sedimentation (from estuaries, etc. & carbonate deposition)

10

6

1

3

2

5

4

Tsumamis (=sudden SLR)

7

2

3

5

6

4

1

Earth movement (precession of poles)

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

Extraterrestrial (solar winds, sunspot cycles, cosmic rays, interstellar dust clouds)

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

Global dimming (a mitigating parameter)

−8

-

-

-

-

-

-

Anthropogenic

Greenhouse gases (CO², methane, …)

25

2

1

3

4

5

6

Deforestation (+intensive agriculture & wetland deterioration)

8

2

1

4

6

5

3

Engineering (Coastline alterations)

2

2

1

5

3

4

6

Enhancing factors

Parameters

Weighting

(=% of 100%)

Ratings of Study Regions

(Range: 1 [lowest] - 6 [highest])

Natural

1

2

3

4

5

6

Lithology

30

6

1

2

3

4

5

Coastal slope (Geomorphology)

15

1

6

5

4

3

2

Bathymetry (Geomorphology)

8

1

6

5

4

3

2

Embayments (Geomorphology)

6

1

4

2

3

5

6

Waves (Storms & hurricanes)

8

1

6

5

4

3

2

Tides

4

1

2

3

4

5

6

Vegetation (Vegetative cover)

−15

4

5

1

2

3

6

Anthropogenic

Population (Growth rate)

15

2

1

4

6

3

5

GDP (Gross Domestic Product = Population’s wealth)

15

3

5

4

1

2

6

Urbanization (Population concentration in urban centers)

8

3

1

2

4

5

6

Over-exploitation & Engineering

(of regional natural water & land resources

+ facilities impacting coastal environments)

6

2

1

3

4

6

5